Egg-beater



(No Model.)

C. F. PFAU. EGG BEATER.

4'No. 401,058. Patented Apr. 9, 1889.

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NITED STATES PATENT l OFFICEo CHRISTIAN F.v PFAU, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

EGG-BEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,058, dated April 9,1889.

Application filed August 25, 1888I Serial No. 283,759. (No model.)

To @ZZ whomj t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN F. PFAU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Egg-Beaters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in egg-beaters, the object beingto provide a cheap device of the kind that will perform the work rapidlyand efficiently; and it consists in the construction and novelcombination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of an egg-beaterembodying the invention. Fig. 2 represents a central longitudinalsection of the same. 3 is a detail view of the sleeve andthi1nble,illustrat ing the manner of securing t-he wires of the beater.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the handle of thedevice, of suitable length and form, having its inner end inserted andsecured by pins or otherwise in the adjacent end of a sleeve, B,preferably' of metal and of sufficient length.

C C are nire loops of ovoid form, and hav'- ing their ends c insertedand secured at diametrically-opposite points in the end of the sleeve Bopposite that to which the handle is The ends c are preferably securedWithin the sleeve by means of the thimble D, which is provided withlongitudinal peripheral semicircular grooves adapted to receive the endsc of the wires, the thimble and wires being secured within the sleeve B,which snccessfully prevents the liability of the disengagement of thewires.

The wire loops are arranged at equal distances apart angularly, anddecrease in length from top downward toward the center, each loop havingits top or apex within and bearing against that of the adjacentouter'loop, as shown. The spring of the loops is outward, andby impinging on each other, as described, they stay and support themselvessuiiiciently to retain their contour and arrangement, While each issufficiently free to vibrate independently for a short distance, thewire being elastic. The said wires are preferably of properly-temperedsteel. This slight vibration or swinging back and forth of the loopshastens the process, and the enlarged surface afforded by thejuxtaposition of the apices of the loops gives an increased beatingpower to the device.

Having described my invention, I claim- An eggbeater provided withl ametallic sleeve secured to a suitable handle, a thimble havinglongitudinal peripheral grooves, and the wires bent into loops and theirends secured between the sleeve and thimble in the grooves of thelatter, the wires at their apices` bearing from Within outward on theadjacent ones and being free to move on each other, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN F. PFAU.

Witnesses:

DAvID VAsEN, JOHN SOEBBING.

